Scout's Progress
“The boy swears it's Jela's tree that frightens her. I say, if it is, may the gods soon afflict them all likewise. —Excerpted from Cantra yos'Phelium's Log Book"MORNING, MATH TEACHER." Jon was leaning against the counter, tea mug in one hand, attention centered on a bound book held precariously open in the other."Good morning, Jon. Is Trilla on-shift?""Haven't seen her yet," he answered, trying to turn a page with his thumb. The book wavered and slipped, leaves fluttering helplessly.Aelliana swe...pt forward, captured the slim volume in the instant before it hit cement and straightened, holding it out.Amused amber eyes met hers. "Quick," Jon commented and turned to set his mug aside.A test, Aelliana thought, feeling the weight of the book in her hand. Of course it had been a test. Master Pilot Jon dea'Cort would never be so clumsy as to drop—She glanced down, frowning at the silver-gilt lettering.In Support of the Commonality of Language, the glittery title read. The Lifework of Learned Scholar Jin Del yo'Kera, Clan Yedon, Compiled by Learned Scholar Anne Davis, Clan Korval."Book worthy of study," Jon said as Aelliana glanced up.MoreLess
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